Wilcox Cemetery

Wilcox Cemetery
Adams Twp., Muskingum Co. Ohio

One 1/2 mile west of the Dam or 2 miles east of Maysville on Wills Valley Road. The cemetery is partially submerged at times being on the edge of the Wills Creek and subject to rising and falling water levels.

Directions: From Route 83, at the Muskingum and Coshocton county line, take Linton Twp Road 15 (Wills Valley Road) left past Maysville Cemetery, one mile to Pine Grove on Left. Follow edge of grove 200 yards to bank of Wills Creek Resevoir. Cemetery is on the point of the creek at that place.

Originally read in 1973 by Mr. and Mrs. John Kelbley and contributed by Dug Kreis.

  
Name        |First, Init.    |Birth         |Death               |Inscriptions (remarks)
Foster      |Infant          |              |Feb 17, 1850        |s/o James & Hannah
Clark       |Nancy           |              |Nov 25, 1845        |d/o John & Mary, 9yrs 10ds
Clark       |Infant          |              |Sep 29, 1857        |s/o Jas. W. & M. A.
Clark       |William         |              |May 11, 1872        |67 yrs
Wilcox      |James           |              |Feb 24, 1832        |s/o C. $ N., 2yrs 5m 7ds
Wilcox      |Emily           |              |Apr 04, 1846        |d/o C. $ N., 10yrs 1m 24ds
Brelsford   |David           |              |Oct 29, 1855        |78/76 yrs 24ds, Footmarker D. H.
Brelsford   |Prissilla       |              |Feb 17, 1842        |w/o David, 64yrs 8m
Ballentine  |Elizabeth       |              |Sep 21, 1854        |74yrs 10m, (originally recorded as Vallentine)
Ballentine  |Mary            |              |Jun 14, 1845        |58yrs, (originally recorded as Vallentine)

Another set of researchers visited this site in the 1990s and recorded the following. It is of interest that there are supposedly other graves here which have been lost and or are underwater and buried. Many of these stones are laying face up on the ground.

  
Name        |First, Init.    |Birth         |Death               |Inscriptions (remarks)
Ballentine  |Elizabeth       |              |Sep 02, 1854        |71yrs 10m
Ballentine  |Hugh            |              |Jan 31, 1829        |??yrs (broken and eroded)
Ballentine  |Margaret        |              |May 26, 1821        |w/o Hugh, Age 80yrs
Ballentine  |Mary            |              |Jun 14, 1845        |w/o Hugh, 58yrs
Brelsford   |Prissilla       |              |Feb 17, 1842        |w/o David, 64yrs 8m
Brelsford   |David           |              |Oct 29, 1855        |78 yrs 24ds, (broken)

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